October 01, 2010
National Day 2010: To the Moon and Beyond
Amid quiet celebrations for the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic the Chinese space program launched the Chang'e II lunar probe. The probe will eventually settle into a close orbit around the moon to survey a possible landing site. It will eventually either crash onto the moon or be sent into the solar system. The rocket launch was broadcast on national television and took precedence over reports of wreath laying at the Monument to the People's Heroes at the center of Tiananmen Square in the national capital.
For perspective, Russia and the USA achieved orbiting lunar modules almost a half century ago in 1966...
Labels: space program
# posted by Sinomania! : 10/01/2010 04:47:00 PM
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